Wagon-spindle.



No. 693,903. v Patented Feb. 25,1902.

C. PUTNAM.

WAGUN SPINDLE.

(Application med Sept. M. 1901.)

(No Modal.)

UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

CALVIN PUTMAN, OF ANDERSON, MISSOURI.

WAGON-SPINDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 693,903, dated ebruary1909.

Application tiled September 24, 1901. Serial No. 76,382. (No model.)

To cir/ZZ whom it may concern: Y

Be it known that I, CALVIN PUTMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Anderson, in the county of McDonald, State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wagon-Spindles; and I dohereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same. y

This invention relates to vehicles in general, and more particularly tothe wheels and spindles thereof, the object of the invention being toprovide a construction wherein the spindles will be held securely to theaxle, a further object of the invention being to providea constructionand arrangement wherein dust and other foreign matter will be excludedfrom the bearing portions.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be understood fromthe following description and include a construction of wheel havinggreat strength and durability.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in both views, Figure1 is a vertical section taken longitudinally through an axle constructedand equipped in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is asection taken through the wheel and including the spokes.' Referring nowto the drawings, there is shown an axle 5, the ends of which are reducedand tapered to receive metalspindles 6 and 7, having the reduced andthreaded outer ends 8 and 9 to receive nuts 10 and'll for holding thewheels in place upon the spindles.

To hold the spindles in place upon the axle, a holding-bar 12 isprovided andy at the ends of which are formed the hooks 13 and 14,having their bills directed toward each other, as shown. At the innerends of the spindles are formed the circuinscribing hook-tlanges 15 and16, and after the spindles have been put in place the holding-bar isheated to expandit to a proper length, and the hooks thereof are thenengaged with the corresponding hook-rin gs, after which the bar isallowed to cool, and by shrinkage the hooks are drawn tightlyintoengagementwith the rings tohold the spindles in place.

From the outer edge of the enlarged inner end ot' each spindle projectsan annular tlange 17, concentric with the spindle, and each of theseflanges engages over the projecting inner end of the boxing 1S of thewheel-hub disposed upon its spindle. VThe nuts 10 and 11 have alsoannular lianges 2O and 21, which engage over and closely fit theprojecting outer ends of the boxings, and thus access of foreign matterto the interiors of the boxings is prevented.

The wheel, as shown, comprises a hub 22, having a boxing 23 extendingentirely therethrough and projecting from the ends thereof. In the hubare formed the spoke-receiving` recesses 24, which are countersunken, asshown, and the spokes 25 have their inner ends reduced to fit the innerends of the recesses, the body of each spoke tting closely intoitsfcorresponding countersinking of the hub.

The felly 27 of the wheel is formed in two sections, as shown, and inthe felly are formed the perforations 28 to receive the outer ends ofthe spokes, the perforations being countersunken at their inner ends toreceive thev bodies of the'spokes, which latter have ltheir outer endsreduced to iit the minor portions of the perforations. As shown, some ofthe perfor-ations are formed partly in each of two meeting ends ofdifferent telly-sections, so

that the joints are braced and the same strength is given to the wheelas it' two spokes were disposed side by side at the meeting ends. Rivets29 and 30 are passed through the telly-sections at the ends thereof toprevent splitting. Instead of the ring-hooks formed by thecircumscribing flanges 15 and 16 simple hooks may be formed, as will beunderstood.

f In practice modifications of the specific cony struction shown may bemade, and any suitable materials and proportions may be used for thevarious parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is- 1. The combination with an axle having spindlesengaged therewith and provided with a boxing engaged within the flange,and a nut hooks, of a single, rigid holding-bar secured engaged with thespindle and having a flange dat against the axle and having terminal inWhich is received the outer end of the hooks engaged over the hooks ofthe spindles boxing.

5 to hold the spindles in position. In testimony whereof I affix mysignature x5 2. The combination with a spindle having in presence of twoWitnesses. an enlarged inner end provided with an an- CALVIN PUTMAN.nular flange projecting over and concentric VVitn'esses: with thereduced portion of the spindle, of a S. C. ROBERTS,

1o Wheel disposed upon the spindle and having H. WESLEY MANNING.

